Friday, August 24, 2007
Olio Coin Bank with Clock Needs T.P. for Its Bunghole
9:57PM Addy Dugdale | I would not like to meet the weirdo who designed this Olio coin bank-cum*-clock in a club—he probably uses his to keep his Rohypnols dry. $21.95, from Wrappables this is the chocolate teapot, the bone china stiletto or the USB thong of the gadget world. [Wrappables via 7Gadgets] *Huhuhuhuh, she said “cum.” More »
World Largest Anti-RF Chamber Looks Like Mario Galaxy Level
9:20PM Jesus Diaz | This is the Benefield Anechoic Facility in Edwards Air Force Base: the largest chamber of its kind in the world —a room in which RF and sound signals don’t bounce off the walls, so you can get clean radio frequency testing on all kinds of gear. In this case, electronic warfare systems in huge toys like Hercules, B-1B and B-2 bombers, Raptor fighters and all kind of airplanes. More »
Bamboo Helmet from Roof is for Eco Petrol-Heads
9:10PM Addy Dugdale | We’ve already covered denim crash helmets and now here’s a bamboo version from Roof. The shell is constructed entirely from bamboo fibres and has passed the E22-05 safety requirements needed in Europe. The cost of this limited edition helmet is $378 (£189) and it’s available in the UK. There, I managed to use the words wood, helmet and head without even the tiniest bit of innuendo. Are you proud of me, or just very disappointed? [Treehugger] More »
The Viliv X2 AIO
8:47PM Jesus Diaz | Following on last year’s P2, the new Viliv X2 AIO comes with absolutely everything on a tight 4.3-inch screen package: movie, music and picture playback with picture in picture capabilities, digital TV tuner, GPS and electronic dictionary, which would be great if you live in Korea, where it’s going to be launched. More »
Creative Travelsound i50 Dock Big Enough to Eat Your Shuffle
8:45PM Addy Dugdale | The Travelsound i50 is a portable speaker for the iPod Shuffle from Creative Japan. Attach it to your Shuffle and suddenly you’ve got what looks like a very cool, very Vegas-baby, retro-style Ronson cigarette lighter that plays your tunes. More »
Britz’s Rosetta Speakers Perfect for Weird-Shaped Gamers
8:13PM Addy Dugdale | Consisting of two satellite towers and a downward-firing amplified subwoofer, these red LED-illuminated Rosetta speakers from Britz have been designed with computer or gaming set-ups in mind. Featuring IHSS (Indeptendent Harmonic Surround Sound), they are probably a bit too weedy for hardcore gamers. If you ask me, both towers and sub look like the kind of vase you’d find in a funeral home. More »
Water Tower Aparment Looks Great Inside, Misses Fiery Magical Eye on Top
8:00PM Jesus Diaz | Someone in the Netherlands transformed a water tower into a cool vertical apartment. The results are amazing and the spiral stairs are guaranteed to keep you fit and/or drive you mad with so much spinning. Looking at the guy sliding down the wall, someone already thought about a better route for descent. [Materialicious via Boing Boing] More »
Wooden Creative Zen Stone
7:30PM Gizmodo US Edition | Captain ØdegÃ¥rd created this Creative Zen Stone out of pine, although he seems to have accidentally scaled up the dimensions to a huge 8.25″ x 5.5″ x 2″. Check out a video of it in use after the jump. More »
iSpin ‘eTurntable’ Lets you DJ With iPods
7:22PM Gizmodo US Edition | The iSpin is a mixer that uses two docked iPods as inputs, and provides a range of effects like reverb, flange, hi/low pass filter and scratching sounds. While this would be fine for some DJs, it won’t suit everyone because you can’t beat-match with it. It’s probably more suited to a house party than a club, but at $140 it’s a fun piece of kit. It’s available in isilver on white or red on black, to match your iPods. [iLounge] More »
